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secretary of state john kerry traveling in europe. yesterday he met in paris with his russian counterpart. no progress there on the ukrainian situation. today they are in rome, lavrov and kerry 40 minutes meeting, no progress to announce. the state department releasing a statement saying kerry made clear of russians talking directly to ukrainians. secretary kerry also pressed the importance to lavrov of allowing international monitors i crimea. this is something president obama and secretary kerry have been talking about over and over again. if polonium is so -- vladimir putin is so concerned, then let in these monitors. and visas adding on to earlier sanction, also the president signing an executive order that will allow u.s. government to sanction russian and ukrainian officials responsible for the crisis. jack lew is the secretary of the treasury, he testified before congress today. >> as the president announced this morning, he signed an executive order to authorize sanctions on individuals and entities that threaten the peace, se
secretary of state john kerry traveling in europe. yesterday he met in paris with his russian counterpart. no progress there on the ukrainian situation. today they are in rome, lavrov and kerry 40 minutes meeting, no progress to announce. the state department releasing a statement saying kerry made clear of russians talking directly to ukrainians. secretary kerry also pressed the importance to lavrov of allowing international monitors i crimea. this is something president obama and secretary...
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. >>> in a new york court kerry kennedy took the stand. she said she thought she was taking thyroid medication not sleeping pills before she got behind the wheel in 2012. the daughter o of kennedy was in trial. >>> a statute to you of the marilyn monroe will showcase the work of johnson who designed the piece. a farewell party will take place on march 27th in palm springs, and then it heads no new jersey in airplane. april. >> lung cancer kills thousands of americans every year, but we'll take an in-depth look at why it effects african-americans most of all. and another round of rain and snow in the east, people hoping it goes away, while the west is desperate to lift a long drought emergency. >> randall pinkston is here. >> tony, part of the problem is attitude. researchers at boston's institute found that many african-americans don't see how their behavior such as smoking connects to cancer. >> overhere we have the ct scan. >> reporter: 60-year-old barry nelson smoked cigarettes for 60 years. after he quit he was diagnosed with lung canc
. >>> in a new york court kerry kennedy took the stand. she said she thought she was taking thyroid medication not sleeping pills before she got behind the wheel in 2012. the daughter o of kennedy was in trial. >>> a statute to you of the marilyn monroe will showcase the work of johnson who designed the piece. a farewell party will take place on march 27th in palm springs, and then it heads no new jersey in airplane. april. >> lung cancer kills thousands of americans...
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we may have answers on tuesday when john kerry visits. timothy fry is with columbia university, and lincoln mitchell is the author of the book "the colour revolutions." let me ask you: are we facing another cold war here? >> i don't think we are facing a cold war. there's a number of complex issues. there's a rush to try to think of short-term solutions that will solve the problem. these are difficult issues that will take a long time to resolve. i don't think we are reaching the level of a cold war. >> what do we do moving forward here? >> a lot of options presented - these are probably necessary and almost certainly not sufficient. one of the truths here is we have fewer options than we would like. it became clear in 2008. it isn't lost on russia and vladimir putin. in 2008 the incursion - the precedent was then, and the west was powerless to stop it. >> let's talk about the russian georgian war. back then the george w. bush administration considered a military response. the u.s. sent humanitarian supplies. he upped his naval presence i
we may have answers on tuesday when john kerry visits. timothy fry is with columbia university, and lincoln mitchell is the author of the book "the colour revolutions." let me ask you: are we facing another cold war here? >> i don't think we are facing a cold war. there's a number of complex issues. there's a rush to try to think of short-term solutions that will solve the problem. these are difficult issues that will take a long time to resolve. i don't think we are reaching...
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, any secretary that succeeds john kerry is going to be actively involved like kerry. >> what about his involvement has been different? >> he surprised everyone, he surprised the pun did pundits ae leaders in the middle east. the chances of making progress was so dim and slim, that shifting u.s. foreign policy to the far east and everyone has been muttering and mumbling that out of sleep, that he's not going to invest efforts, energy, time and u.s.-american capital, i'm sorry u.s. political capital in the middle east yet he did. and he did it in a very forceful very voa vocal way. his involvement is very interesting, in that it is -- he is trying to bridge gaps that have been, by both sides, admissions, almost unbridgeable. which is why i'm saying if he fails, i mean it's our failure in the end, it's not his. but if his mission fails i doubt that a future secretary is going to invest that much time and energy. >> and is ukraine a distraction? and does it really impact these talks? >> it impacts in terms of attention, of world attention, it impacts in terms of john kerry having to fly to
, any secretary that succeeds john kerry is going to be actively involved like kerry. >> what about his involvement has been different? >> he surprised everyone, he surprised the pun did pundits ae leaders in the middle east. the chances of making progress was so dim and slim, that shifting u.s. foreign policy to the far east and everyone has been muttering and mumbling that out of sleep, that he's not going to invest efforts, energy, time and u.s.-american capital, i'm sorry u.s....
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. >> a warning from secretary of state john kerry directed towards russia. >> we believe everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations >> john kerry voicing concerns about russian military exercises happening near ukraine's border. russia claims the manoeuvres have nothing to do with the crisis in ukraine. >> attorney-general eric holder was hospitalized for a few hours thursday, he experienced shortness of breath and was treated for elevated heart ache. he is known for walking up to his fifth floor office instead of using the elevator. >> a powerful storm in california, it could hit the foothills near los angeles, causing mudslides. 1,000 home owners have been asked to leave. thursday was al jazeera's global day of action for our detained colleagues in egypt. silent protests took place showing support for their release. >> those are the headlines. i'm thomas drayton, in new york. >> on "america tonight", tensions build. signs of russians hands at work amid clashes in you cane's borders. -- ukraine's borders. >> we'll do everything to stablilize the situation. >>
. >> a warning from secretary of state john kerry directed towards russia. >> we believe everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations >> john kerry voicing concerns about russian military exercises happening near ukraine's border. russia claims the manoeuvres have nothing to do with the crisis in ukraine. >> attorney-general eric holder was hospitalized for a few hours thursday, he experienced shortness of breath and was treated for elevated heart...
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secretary of state john kerry held a press conference two hours ihours after the meeting. it was clear not a lot of movement was made. there was positions stated by the united states and the west. said, of course, that they do want to do more. but not a lot of results. let's take a quick listen to what secretary of state kerry had to say. >> we agreed to continue intense discussions in the coming days with russia, with ukrainians in order to see how we can help normalize the situation and stabilize it. all parties agreed today that it is important to try to resolve these issues through dialogue. >> it sounds good, tony, but you know, where is the result? where is the development? of course everybody agrees that it's better to de-escalate the conflict, but you need to have movement, and clearly that was not today. >> phil, in all of this talking, brussels starting tomorrow, and the european foreign ministers have threaten sanctions against russia, but that's going to be a difficult sales job as well, isn't it. >> keeping in mind first and foremost the european union is not
secretary of state john kerry held a press conference two hours ihours after the meeting. it was clear not a lot of movement was made. there was positions stated by the united states and the west. said, of course, that they do want to do more. but not a lot of results. let's take a quick listen to what secretary of state kerry had to say. >> we agreed to continue intense discussions in the coming days with russia, with ukrainians in order to see how we can help normalize the situation and...
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jeact john kerry is i -- secretary of state john kerry is in kiev. when it was reported that russia had issued an ultimatum, although russia denied making a threats. today president obama said russia's violation of international law will be in his words a costly proposition. >>> the tensions over crimea drew gractly over the weekend as a steady stream of forces, pressure is growing across ukraine with al jazeera's journalists covering key developments. >> ukrainians are preparing themselves for war. in kiev where there has already been so much bloodshed, people expressed their allegiance to russia. it's fighting rhetoric and for now, it still is only talk. people have been responding enthusiastically to the call to mobilize. here there are young men, there are older men. people with military experience. people without any military experience at all. but yo who still want to take part. we have visited a total of three stations in and around kiev and already in the first few hours several hundred people had enlisted. >> i know russia is powerful, they
jeact john kerry is i -- secretary of state john kerry is in kiev. when it was reported that russia had issued an ultimatum, although russia denied making a threats. today president obama said russia's violation of international law will be in his words a costly proposition. >>> the tensions over crimea drew gractly over the weekend as a steady stream of forces, pressure is growing across ukraine with al jazeera's journalists covering key developments. >> ukrainians are preparing...
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we might get some word on tuesday when john kerry visits ukraine. lincoln mitchell is the author of the book, the color revolutions. we talked about the parallels between today's crisis and that russia-georgia war. >> in 2008, putin stopped his incursion into georgia when russia wanted to. that's the precedent here. the west was largely not powerful enough to stop it. >> the george bush administration considered a military response, instead they sent military aircraft. the idea was russia would not attack with u.s. aircraft there. they even dmokd georgian importance -- docked in georgian ports. we are not hearing those same kind of options thrown out now. >> ukraine is not georgia. ukraine is 46 million people. it's much easier to launch support for a military option, but not in ukraine. many have culture ties with ukraine. a lot of away they can do is symbolic punishment of georgia -- of russia. you kicking them out of the g-8 is very likely. economic sanctions are not likely to have effect, there is $38 billion of trade between the u.s. and russia
we might get some word on tuesday when john kerry visits ukraine. lincoln mitchell is the author of the book, the color revolutions. we talked about the parallels between today's crisis and that russia-georgia war. >> in 2008, putin stopped his incursion into georgia when russia wanted to. that's the precedent here. the west was largely not powerful enough to stop it. >> the george bush administration considered a military response, instead they sent military aircraft. the idea was...
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secretary of state john kerry will travel to kiev on tuesday. russia could be kicked out of the g8. >> kilmeny duchardt caught up with some people at the russian consulate. >> over 100 people marched more than 2 miles from the new york times square to protest what they call on act of aggression on the part of putin. ukrainian russian's tensions come to a boil. many of the demonstrators are worried about their family back home. >> the family in ukraine describes the russian soldiers in the ukrainian territory. i don't feel safe for them because it's not - the russians should not interfere with ukraine. >> at the consulate and through the streets of new york city the protesters are chanting, "crimea is ukraine", they want the russian forces to deploy back to their base. >>> let's look at how the armies of ukraine and russia backs up. ukraine's army has 64,000, a fourth of the size of russia's - 285,000. ukraine has half as many tanks, 1,100 compared to russia's 2500. ukraine's air force 225 capable aircraft. a fourth the size of russia. >> ukraine
secretary of state john kerry will travel to kiev on tuesday. russia could be kicked out of the g8. >> kilmeny duchardt caught up with some people at the russian consulate. >> over 100 people marched more than 2 miles from the new york times square to protest what they call on act of aggression on the part of putin. ukrainian russian's tensions come to a boil. many of the demonstrators are worried about their family back home. >> the family in ukraine describes the russian...
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in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the hands of moscow and washington d.c. we heard when secretary of state john kerry was here yesterday, he went on to the street, he met with people, and they gave him the impression "don't forget, it's about us, we have to live with the consequences, and when you go to paris, take that message with you." >> they gave me a deep personal sense of how closely linked the people of ukraine are to not just americans, but people all across the world who today are asking for their right, for the privilege to live defining their own nation, defining their future. >> now, stephanie, they
in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the...
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he'ljohn kerry will meet with te new government today. phil ittner has been covering the crisis from kiev. vladimir putin had an awful lot to say today. >> he certainly did, del, this is the first public appearance since this entire crisis began, in an hour long press conference, he outlined his position. he took a swipe at western powers, saying that for them, this is some sort of laboratory experiment in democracy, but for russia a fraternal partner where they have centuries of experience. he also said that he had met to viktor yanukovych but accepted that yanukovych has no political future here, but saying that the people who are in power currently, this government, seized power by illegitimate means and if they really wanted to be in power should have done it through more constitutional methods. >> this is a constitutional revolt and military seizure of power. the only legal president is yanukovych. the only way president can be changed, his death, impeachment or legislation. >> now, he also said that while the russians do not want to
he'ljohn kerry will meet with te new government today. phil ittner has been covering the crisis from kiev. vladimir putin had an awful lot to say today. >> he certainly did, del, this is the first public appearance since this entire crisis began, in an hour long press conference, he outlined his position. he took a swipe at western powers, saying that for them, this is some sort of laboratory experiment in democracy, but for russia a fraternal partner where they have centuries of...
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secretary of state john kerry warned about russia' role afte g the border. thithis is al jazeera america. real money with ali velshi is next. >> one of america's most pressing problems, crumbling bridges and outdated railroads. i'll tell you how to fix it and pay for it. >>> how much to cut from our defense budget. i'll talk to william cohen. plus confessions of a middle class cab driver. he would be back on the road to prosperity if he could just find the on ramp. i'm ali velshi. a and this is "real money."
secretary of state john kerry warned about russia' role afte g the border. thithis is al jazeera america. real money with ali velshi is next. >> one of america's most pressing problems, crumbling bridges and outdated railroads. i'll tell you how to fix it and pay for it. >>> how much to cut from our defense budget. i'll talk to william cohen. plus confessions of a middle class cab driver. he would be back on the road to prosperity if he could just find the on ramp. i'm ali...
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is prepared to offer the new ukraine government $1 billion in loan guarantees but he says russia must not get the wrong idea about american involvement in the ukrainian uprising. >> we are hoping that russia is not seeing this as sort of a continuation of the cold war. we do not see it that way. we do not believe this should be an east-west, russia-united states. this is not rocky iv, believe me we do not see it that way. >> introduced today as the main protest camp in kiev. tim friend is in ukrainian capitol. >> in a freezing independence square the politicians have been forces to consult the -- forced to consult the people who believe they achieved a revolution in ukraine. for those pitching to be part of a new ukraine, yetsenyuk, and yulia tymoshenko's fatherland party. >> this way people feel united. >> we believe maidan fulfilled its role. people need to fulfill their interests. we have to stand for what we want, and they act according to their wishes. that's how we'll get the fu
. >>> secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is prepared to offer the new ukraine government $1 billion in loan guarantees but he says russia must not get the wrong idea about american involvement in the ukrainian uprising. >> we are hoping that russia is not seeing this as sort of a continuation of the cold war. we do not see it that way. we do not believe this should be an east-west, russia-united states. this is not rocky iv, believe me we do not see it that way. >>...
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kerry making the rounds on the sunday talk shows. what does the use plan to do? >> essentially the u.s. is trying to shame russia into withdrawing its troops and into realizing that there will be severe economic costs and possible visa bans, as well, if this isn't reversed quickly. the u.s. is very much of the mindset that what russia has done is illegal under at least three international laws and treaty agreements, so what they are doing by saying they are stopping their planning for the g8 summit in russia in june is just one of those steps. they are stress that go there is already consideration that they might kick russia out of the g8, which of course, is the organization of the world's richest economies, and they're also looking at ways of trying to essentially appeal to the business class inside russia that wants to have close economic ties with the west. they think that by making this appeal, that this will bring about more pressure than trying to resort to military options, which is something that no one wants to assert certainly not here in the united st
kerry making the rounds on the sunday talk shows. what does the use plan to do? >> essentially the u.s. is trying to shame russia into withdrawing its troops and into realizing that there will be severe economic costs and possible visa bans, as well, if this isn't reversed quickly. the u.s. is very much of the mindset that what russia has done is illegal under at least three international laws and treaty agreements, so what they are doing by saying they are stopping their planning for the...
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now, secretary of state john kerry is of note. he spoke with the acting ukrainian president and the secretary of state put out this statement saying: >> he went on to say a bevy of international bodies will meet in emergency sessions. watch the next 24 to 48 hours to be crucial. we'll find out if there's a deescalation or increase in tensions going forward. >> i want to bring in phil ittner from moscow and nick schifrin from kiev. you raise a lot of good points, the first is whether russia seems serious enough to move ahead with the threats of sending soldiers into crimea. i want to hear your thoughts on that, phil. i want to hear whether it's a serious move or whether russia may be making the guest ours to influence politics in ukraine? >> this is what a lot of people wonder. again i mentioned earlier that vladimir putin didn't have to go to parliament. he has it fully within powers that he has to send in the troops without warning. so there is some questions, having said that it is of little confirmation to those in ukraine, who
now, secretary of state john kerry is of note. he spoke with the acting ukrainian president and the secretary of state put out this statement saying: >> he went on to say a bevy of international bodies will meet in emergency sessions. watch the next 24 to 48 hours to be crucial. we'll find out if there's a deescalation or increase in tensions going forward. >> i want to bring in phil ittner from moscow and nick schifrin from kiev. you raise a lot of good points, the first is whether...
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we'll hear from secretary of state john kerry. we heard from alan fisher that of course, the israel-palestinian peace talks process is something that will be discussed today. another big issue, iran and the question of whether or not congress should move forward and impose some sort of preempt active sanctions against iran if iran does not abide by terms in the process going forward to try to get to a nuclear-free iran. the president and the head of apac wrote an op ed in the new york times urging congress to move forward on imposing some sort of sanctions, the purpose of that will be because iran will feel something should happen if it does not make good. iran should feel like something would happen, a shoe were to drop if this process doesn't move forward in an effective way. now, we won't be seeing president obama speak today and that is of course of significance. last time he was here was in 2012. it should be noted that secretary kerry has been the lead person on both the question of iran also the peace talks, so the administ
we'll hear from secretary of state john kerry. we heard from alan fisher that of course, the israel-palestinian peace talks process is something that will be discussed today. another big issue, iran and the question of whether or not congress should move forward and impose some sort of preempt active sanctions against iran if iran does not abide by terms in the process going forward to try to get to a nuclear-free iran. the president and the head of apac wrote an op ed in the new york times...
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. >> nick shifrin, in kiev, secretary of state john kerry spoke with russia's foreign minister and asked for the ukraine to work with its allies. mike viqueria is following the developments. mike, what is the balance in attempting to trying with russia? >> tony, you can see a level of alarm, concern, rhetoric, picked up a level over the last 24 to 48 hours. for one, the situation you just described in the crimeaan peninsula and the russian military exercises outside the ukraine within russian territory. we heard talking about the territorial sovereignty of the ukraine, the accepting of those principles. meeting with the german foreign minister, and secretary kerry related part of his conversation with sergey lavrov. >> secretary of state laivesecrt the military exercise which has been conducted is not related to the ukraine and was previously scheduled but also important reaffirmed president putin's statement that russia will respect the territorial integrity of ukraine. good also a top priority among russia, the united states and the eu is economic stability within the ukraine. the u.s.
. >> nick shifrin, in kiev, secretary of state john kerry spoke with russia's foreign minister and asked for the ukraine to work with its allies. mike viqueria is following the developments. mike, what is the balance in attempting to trying with russia? >> tony, you can see a level of alarm, concern, rhetoric, picked up a level over the last 24 to 48 hours. for one, the situation you just described in the crimeaan peninsula and the russian military exercises outside the ukraine...
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tough words from john kerry, the u.s. secretary, talking of sanctions, so, yes, there is a lot of uncertainty an the markets reacting to that but they are reacting to real developments. there is this feeling that they may have under estimated the risks of an effectinglation in the ukraine. the events on the weekend are a wake-up call if you like. >> we have a map showing all of the gas pipelines that branch out throughout ukraine from russia and about 80% of russian gas, exports to europe, pass through ukraine. how worried are investors that this could be a major disruption to the gas supplies? >> yeah, it's a great question. there is a very real worry that gas supplies could be affected. i think, del, the best indication of that is the huge gas problem. >> that's the gas monopoly that supplies europe through the ukraine. the hit they have taken today in their share price, for the time being, gas transit to europe remains unaffected. but if you look at the spot gas price, it's clear there are concerns about future supplie
tough words from john kerry, the u.s. secretary, talking of sanctions, so, yes, there is a lot of uncertainty an the markets reacting to that but they are reacting to real developments. there is this feeling that they may have under estimated the risks of an effectinglation in the ukraine. the events on the weekend are a wake-up call if you like. >> we have a map showing all of the gas pipelines that branch out throughout ukraine from russia and about 80% of russian gas, exports to...
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john kerry said it is no time to interfere, and adds he's assured by the russians this the manoeuvres were scheduled before the recent uprising. >> we believe that everybody needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations. we want to see in the next days ahead, obviously, that the choices russia makes conform to the affirmation that we received today. >> as jennifer says, ousted president viktor yanukovych still in hiding issued a statement saying he's asked russia to ensure his safety from extremists. rory challands has more from moscow. >> if any country, ukraine, for example, was wondering about russia's military capabilities, conveniently there's a display going on. vladimir putin put two of russia's four military districts on high alert. land, sea and air power tested for readiness. moscow insists that the war games are not connected. n.a.t.o. is warning against escalation. >> i urge russia not to take action escalating tension or creating misunderstanding. i urge the new ukrainian leadership to continue its efforts to establish an inclusive political process that reflects
john kerry said it is no time to interfere, and adds he's assured by the russians this the manoeuvres were scheduled before the recent uprising. >> we believe that everybody needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations. we want to see in the next days ahead, obviously, that the choices russia makes conform to the affirmation that we received today. >> as jennifer says, ousted president viktor yanukovych still in hiding issued a statement saying he's asked russia to ensure...
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secretary of state john kerry is one of the other obama white house administration officials working the phones today, he spoke with the acting president of ukraine and gave his own stern warning and words for russia. >> the former u.s. am bass bore to ukraine william miller tells al jazerra he's worried russia is risking an all-out war. >> resort to arms which the russians have undertaken is a pathetic solution to a very complicated problem. they should talk to each other and sort things out. and it seems to me that the situation in ukraine demands the close working together of russia and the united states to avert a cacatastrophic world war. >> stay with al jazerra for continuing coverage on ukraine and our reporters will continue to bring you up-to-date information all throughout the day. ♪ ♪ >> meteorologist: we are looking at some improvements down here towards california. the big storm, of course, that caused so much rain and so much snow in the higher elevations is beginning to subside just a little bit as we go through the rest of the weekend we will see some improvements
secretary of state john kerry is one of the other obama white house administration officials working the phones today, he spoke with the acting president of ukraine and gave his own stern warning and words for russia. >> the former u.s. am bass bore to ukraine william miller tells al jazerra he's worried russia is risking an all-out war. >> resort to arms which the russians have undertaken is a pathetic solution to a very complicated problem. they should talk to each other and sort...
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they don't have a lot of options there and obama is coming out strong and secretary kerry coming out strong and it is unclear what the ukrainian government can do other than pass resolutions and release the statements about the movements. >> the government buildings are in the control of those men. what is the response from regular people in kiev that you have spoken to? >> they are deeply concerned. i talked to the people and how they feel about crimea. but the people here do believe that the government needs to defend crimea, but they are not identifying with them because they east to russia and the people here looking to the west to europe and they are part of the ukraine and the government has to defend the sovereignty and the territory and talking about putin this or that and not nice comments that the people are saying here, but they want to see the government stand up for itself and see the government actually say look we have to draw the line in the sand and that is what the they asked the former president, asking viktor yanukovich is stop looking to russia and look to europe
they don't have a lot of options there and obama is coming out strong and secretary kerry coming out strong and it is unclear what the ukrainian government can do other than pass resolutions and release the statements about the movements. >> the government buildings are in the control of those men. what is the response from regular people in kiev that you have spoken to? >> they are deeply concerned. i talked to the people and how they feel about crimea. but the people here do...
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it's an atonomous and john kerry said that and william hague said it's the biggest in century. >> reporter: more crisis meetings being held in kiev and everyone you say is closely watching the attentions in crimea and are we hearing anything from those meetings? >> well, they are almost meeting by the hour because the young administration here only appointed last week in parliament confirming having to grapple with events as they unfold very, very rapidly. so they will be meeting business leaders today. they have to almost go on as normally as they can despite what is happening down in crimea where part of their country has slipped away from their control. they have to try to keep the economy somehow avoiding bankruptcy which they are very, very close to. the international monetary fund is going to be holding meetings, that is crucial. they need $35 billion over the next two years just to keep a float. so that is crucial. and of course that is linked-in with the crisis itself because if the country can't pay its way, if people start to suffer economically, then of course the possibility of
it's an atonomous and john kerry said that and william hague said it's the biggest in century. >> reporter: more crisis meetings being held in kiev and everyone you say is closely watching the attentions in crimea and are we hearing anything from those meetings? >> well, they are almost meeting by the hour because the young administration here only appointed last week in parliament confirming having to grapple with events as they unfold very, very rapidly. so they will be meeting...
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secretary of state john kerry was not surprised and didn't bring the ukrainian foreign minister from kiev, hoping to get him in a room with sergei lavrov. >> i had zero expectation that today that kind of a meeting would take place. i did not expect it, we did not ask the foreign minister to come here for that purpose. >> thursday, all eyes will be on boroughs else. the e.u. meets to talk sanctions. despite fears of divisions, strong reaction to russia's moves indicate this time moscow may have gone too far. there's talk about not just punishing russia, but helping ukraine. >> the package combined could bring an overall support of 11 billion euros over the next couple of years. from european union budgets and international financial institutions, it is a package designed to assist a committed inclusive reforms of a ukrainian government. >> 11 billion euros, 15 billion, the same amount russia offered ukraine to keep it solidifying ties from the e.u. and europe before the crisis began. >> now, giving money to ukraine is well and good. they are also looking for very strong diplomatic su
secretary of state john kerry was not surprised and didn't bring the ukrainian foreign minister from kiev, hoping to get him in a room with sergei lavrov. >> i had zero expectation that today that kind of a meeting would take place. i did not expect it, we did not ask the foreign minister to come here for that purpose. >> thursday, all eyes will be on boroughs else. the e.u. meets to talk sanctions. despite fears of divisions, strong reaction to russia's moves indicate this time...
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secretary of state john kerry is a white house official working the phones and spoke with the acting president of ukraine and gave his own stern warning and words for russia. he'll be on the sunday talk shows making the circuit, giving us a sense of what the white house plans to do next. >> the former u.s. ambass tore to the ukraine is worried that -- ambassador to the ukraine is worried there may be an all-out law. >> the resort to arms that the rubans have taken is a pathetic solution to a complicated -- russians have taken is a pathetic solution to a complicated problem. they should talk to each other and sort things out. it seems to me that the situation in ukraine demands the close working together of russia and the united states to avert a catastrophic world war. >> ukraine's president accused russia of approach okaying his country, like it did with another former soviet republic. comparisons have been made to the russian, georgia war. the conflict lasting five days and russia won. it begone over two disputed territories, south ossetia. in the year leading up to the conflict bo
secretary of state john kerry is a white house official working the phones and spoke with the acting president of ukraine and gave his own stern warning and words for russia. he'll be on the sunday talk shows making the circuit, giving us a sense of what the white house plans to do next. >> the former u.s. ambass tore to the ukraine is worried that -- ambassador to the ukraine is worried there may be an all-out law. >> the resort to arms that the rubans have taken is a pathetic...
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. >> the show may be over, the conversation continues on the website >> >> secretary of state john kerry is heading to kiev. the white house now weighing its next steps in ukraine. russia shows no signs of pulling troops out of the country. >>> digging out again - washington forced to shut down as another winter storm cripples parts of the u.s. >>> memories uncovered from one of america's darkest chapters. the findings by archeological crews at an internment
. >> the show may be over, the conversation continues on the website >> >> secretary of state john kerry is heading to kiev. the white house now weighing its next steps in ukraine. russia shows no signs of pulling troops out of the country. >>> digging out again - washington forced to shut down as another winter storm cripples parts of the u.s. >>> memories uncovered from one of america's darkest chapters. the findings by archeological crews at an internment
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secretary of state john kerry. >> again, the former president, viktor yanukovych, he fleeing to russia is not necessarily surprising, being a pro russian president. he would probably try to seek refuge in russia. from russia's perspective, it's quite difficult to deny that refugee status to the president. with rewards to nato and russia exchanging this rhetoric, i think both sides are quite concerned about the escalation have events especially in crimea. it is a tension point and both nato and russia and also u.s. are -- >> but this is the matter of the law in this case and the case of president viktor yanukovych, a wanted man in ukraine, a fugitive on the run. russia in this case is harboring a fugitive. >> the russian government would argue that the current government in ukraine wasn't necessarily legitimately elected, so they're not really under pressure to release the president or extradite him if those reports are confirmed, actually that he is in russia, a hotel in kremlin to start with. so we are looking into it, also a face saving issue for russia. they can't simply hand out th
secretary of state john kerry. >> again, the former president, viktor yanukovych, he fleeing to russia is not necessarily surprising, being a pro russian president. he would probably try to seek refuge in russia. from russia's perspective, it's quite difficult to deny that refugee status to the president. with rewards to nato and russia exchanging this rhetoric, i think both sides are quite concerned about the escalation have events especially in crimea. it is a tension point and both...